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[A case of pediatric tracheal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor]
Shichao Qin1, Dongmin Wei1, Chenyang Xu1
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology,Qilu Hospital of Shandong University,National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology(Shandong University), Ji'nan, 250012, China.
Abstract:
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare tumor of mesenchymal origin. A case of intratracheal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a male child was reported. The clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the disease were reviewed based on the literature, and a differential diagnosis between inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor and hamartoma was performed to ultimately confirm the nature of the tumor in the child.
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